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Assault, robbery and blackmail among crimes reported to MET police in parliament

David Mercer
Sky News
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 19:27 UTC
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Sky News has obtained details of crimes reported on the parliamentary estate
Crimes reported in parliament have soared by nearly 50% in the last two years, with offences including assault, robbery, blackmail and drug possession, Sky News can reveal.

A total of 578 crimes were reported on the parliamentary estate in Westminster between 2016 and 2018, according to figures released by the Metropolitan Police under the Freedom of Information Act. They included a sharp rise in threatening letters being received amid fears MPs are being increasingly targeted due to their beliefs on Brexit.

There were 101 reports of letters being sent with the intent to cause distress in 2018 - more than double the figure for 2016 (39) and up from 72 reports in 2017.
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Hong Kong: Protesters smash council building windows, police respond to the riot


RT
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:56 UTC
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© Reuters/Tyrone SiuProtesters attempt break in at Legislative Council building
Violent protests engulfed Hong Kong early on Monday morning as thousands faced off with riot police on the anniversary of the territory's return to Chinese rule amid ever-growing anger over a controversial extradition bill.

In footage posted online, police are seen rushing a line of protesters who formed a wall of umbrellas in an attempt to shelter from pepper spray deployed by law enforcers. Several people were later seen lying on the ground.

In a separate incident, protesters used a metal trolley to try and storm Hong Kong's Legislative Council building. They smashed the windows in an attempt to get inside, but were stopped by riot police armed with batons. Parts of Hong Kong were also paralyzed as protesters occupied roads, blocking them with metal barriers.

This year's 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong's 1997 handover from Britain to China comes amid ongoing tensions, which have rocked the city since the end of March.

In the past three weeks, more than a million people took part in demonstrations to oppose Hong Kong's Beijing-backed Chief Executive Carrie Lam and her decision to pass an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial in courts controlled by the Communist Party. Despite the fact that Lam has already announced an indefinite suspension of the controversial bill, people continue to demonstrate and are now demanding Lam's resignation.

Comment: Scenes and videos from the protest riot:

HK Police/Umbrellas
© Reuters/Thomas PeterPolice try to disperse protesters near a flag raising ceremony for the anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, July 1, 2019.

Guy with pipe smash window
© Reuters/Tyrone SiuProtesters try to break into the Legislative Council building.
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© Reuters/Tyrone SiuCrowd dispersal





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Rent is now unaffordable for many US workers

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:56 UTC
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The National Low Income Housing Coalition has published its latest "Out of Reach" report which shows that renting is becoming increasingly unaffordable for countless Americans.

Its central statistic is the Housing Wage which is an estimate of the hourly wage a full-time worker must earn to rent a home without spending more than 30 percent of his or her income on housing costs. As Statista's Niall McCarthy notes, for 2019, the Housing Wage is $22.96 and $18.65 for a modest two and one-bedroom flat respectively based on the "fair market rent".

A worker earning the federal wage would have to put in 127 hours every week - equivalent to more than two full-time jobs - to afford a two-bedroom apartment. It isn't just a regional issue - there isn't a single state, metro area or county in the U.S. where a full-time worker earning the minimum wage can afford to rent a two-bedroom property.

It isn't just workers on the minimum wage who are effected.
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Flashback Damore lawsuit highlights Google's support and links to 'Antifa' domestic terrorists

Allum Bokhar
Breitbart News
Tue, 09 Jan 2018 18:38 UTC
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© Reuters
In addition to allegedly showing intimidation of conservatives, racist and sexist attitudes, and a paranoia about right-wing thinkers, the class action lawsuit brought by ex-employees James Damore and David Gudeman against Google also accuses the company of turning a blind eye to support for the violent "Antifa" movement from its employees.

Antifa is an umbrella term that describes the most radical and violent elements of the grassroots left. Antifa blocs have reportedly been involved in numerous acts of political violence in the first year of Trump's administration, most notably in Berkeley, California. Antifa-linked groups were also responsible for widespread damage to property, acts of violence, and general lawlessness at the G20 summit in Germany last year. The Antifa movement has been condemned by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and has been classified as domestic terrorists by U.S. security agencies.

Comment: More evidence of the general mental derangement of the Google corporate culture. It's frightening to think how much power is in the hands of these lunatics. What Google employees support: Yet, ironically: Antifa is the moral equivalent of neo-Nazis

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Body falls from plane into a garden in south London


RT
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 17:59 UTC
Airport
© REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo
A stowaway fell from the undercarriage of a Kenya Airways flight as it approached Heathrow Airport and landed in a south London garden, police and airline officials have confirmed.

London Metropolitan Police say they came across a body on Sunday and believe the victim had fallen out of an airplane. The flight in question originated in Nairobi, Kenya, and was bound for London, according to Kenya Airways, who issued a statement addressing the discovery.
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'Dozens' wounded in massive blast near US, UK embassies in Kabul - Taliban claims responsibility


RT
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 17:56 UTC
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© Reuters / Mohammad IsmailMen transport an injured man to a hospital after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan July 1, 2019.
A large explosion in the diplomatic district of Afghanistan's capital has reportedly left dozens of people injured. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Photographs and videos taken at the scene show a huge plume of smoke rising from the Kabul neighborhood which houses the US and UK embassies. It's not clear whether either diplomatic compound was damaged in the attack.

According to local media, a spokesman for Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health said that at least 53 people were wounded in the blast.


Kabul's chief police spokesman, Firdous Faramaz, told the Associated Press that he could not yet comment on the attack's intended target or the type of explosive device used.
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Police with child porn priors 'lost' evidence in German pedophilia case, victim's lawyer tells RT


RT
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:55 UTC
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With nearly a terabyte of evidence missing, a lawyer for one of more than 40 victims in a suspected serial child sexual abuse case at a German campsite has come forward with concerns over the botched investigation process.

The horrifying case involves over 450 cases of child abuse over the span of 20 years, made all the more disturbing by new accusations against the local authorities tasked with investigating the case. Aside from failing to take action for such a long period of time, one of the victim's lawyers, Roman von Alvensleben, told RT the police did more than just drop the ball.
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Russia extends zero duty on wheat exports as production continues to boom


RT
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:24 UTC
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© Reuters / Eduard Korniyenko
Russia is looking to solidify its position on the global agriculture export market after the government announced that it is extending the term of the zero rate on wheat exports until July 1, 2021.

According to a decree posted on the official government website: "The decision will facilitate the export of produce of the agro-industrial sector."

The zero wheat export duty, introduced in Russia three years ago, was valid until July 1, 2018 with a subsequent extension until July 1, 2019.

Last month, Russia's Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said there were no reasons to abolish the zero duty rate on wheat exports while the situation on the market was stable.
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Power versus the Press: Contrasting the extradition cases of Pinochet & Assange

Elizabeth Vos
Consortium News
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:46 UTC
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© Matt Dunham/Associated Press/FileWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being taken from a UK court
With Julian Assange facing possible extradition from Britain to the U.S. for publishing classified secrets, Elizabeth Vos reflects on the parallel but divergent case of a notorious Chilean dictator.

Eight months from now one of the most consequential extradition hearings in recent history will take place in Great Britain when a British court and the home secretary will determine whether WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange will be extradited to the United States to face espionage charges for the crime of journalism.

Twenty-one years ago, in another historic extradition case, Britain had to decide whether to send former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to Spain for the crime of mass murder.
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GoFundMe for Andy Ngo, journalist assaulted by Antifa, raises $100k in less than 24 hours


RT
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:09 UTC
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© AFP / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Moriah Ratner
Journalist Andy Ngo was beaten and doused in liquids which police believe contained quick-drying cement while covering an Antifa rally in Portland. A GoFundMe campaign for the reporter raised over $100,000 in less than a day.

The 'Protect Andy Ngo Fund' was started by conservative author and commentator Michelle Malkin, and more than doubled its original target of $50,000. The campaign currently stands at $136,000 raised from roughly 4,600 donors.

Ngo, who works as a journalist and editor at Quillette, claims his camera equipment was stolen and there were initial reports that he may have incurred brain damage of some description as a result of the violent beating, though this has yet to be officially confirmed.

Comment: Imagine if a journalist for the NY Times had received this kind of treatment by conservative protesters. There would be no end to the cries of "FASCISM!!!" from the blue-check liberal media on Twitter. What we got instead were activists who happen to have jobs in media basically saying that Mr. Ngo had it coming. The reactions were documented by Anna Slatz of The Post Millenial: Progressivist "blue check" journalists celebrate the assault of Andy Ngo. It is fairly clear that leftist journalists activists only care about the suffering of others if those people share the same political and social beliefs as they do. If someone isn't progressive enough, apparently it's ok to physically assault them.

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